The Full Throttle Podcast: Recent Episodes

Jacob Smith

The Full Throttle Podcast is a weekly NASCAR podcast hosted by Jacob Smith. Episodes will consist of breaking news, rumors, statistics, driver interviews, and everything else surrounding our great sport of NASCAR. The Full Throttle Podcast varies from all other platforms of NASCAR media by giving insight from the mind of a fan, and not from a former driver or crew chief, giving listeners a new perspective!

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In this episode, Jacob Smith highlights a phenomenal weekend of racing in what is likely the last race weekend on the 2 Mile Auto Club Speedway. He breaks down the next gen’s car and it’s performance while also previewing next weekend at Las Vegas Motor Speedway.

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On this episode, Jacob Smith recaps an eventful speedweeks and previews next weekends events at the Auto Club Speedway.

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In this episode, Jacob Smith previews speedweeks and makes his picks for the week’s races.

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In the Season 3 kickoff episode, Jacob Smith discusses the debut of the Next Gen car and shares his thoughts on the LA Coliseum track.

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In the return of The Full Throttle Podcast, Jacob Smith highlights an eventful week in NASCAR, from the release of the next gen car, to the best throwback scheme, and to the checkered flag of the Goodyear 400. All of that and more only on this episode of The Full Throttle Podcast.

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On the newest episode of The Full Throttle Podcast, Jacob Smith briefly recaps the events that took place on the dirt at Bristol and how the newest NASCAR test can revolutionize the sport beyond this weekends race at Martinsville!

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In an action packed episode, Jacob Smith highlights the trifecta weekend of racing from Atlanta Motor Speedway and discusses the most anticipated weekend of racing this year, with a detailed breakdown of the schedule and makes his picks for both races in the newest episode of The Full Throttle Podcast that you don’t want to miss!!

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In this episode, Jacob Smith recaps the NASCAR action from the Xfinity and Cup races in the desert and shares his predictions for the upcoming race at the Atlanta Motor Speedway. “Sweetwater” - Five Horse Johnson link: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=DbEJd0ekpoM

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In this episode, Jacob Smith recaps the greatest weekend of racing ever to occur at the Las Vegas Motor Speedway and discusses all three series and the big stories from each. He also looks ahead to next weekends race at Phoenix and says who he thinks will win in the first short track race of the season!

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In the newest installment of The Full Throttle Podcast, Jacob Smith highlights yet another upset win at Homestead Miami Speedway and discusses how important a win is this year for drivers typically on the bubble. Smith also makes his picks for Las Vegas Motor Speedway next weekend.

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Jacob Smith highlights a historic race weekend at the Daytona Rod Course and discusses the impact of first time winners Bell and McDowell shake up the playoff grid along with his picks for the upcoming race at Homestead. Matthew Gibson stops by on the podcast to discuss his thoughts on the start to the cup season as well as his racing career, which spans from local short tracks to the high banks of Daytona!

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In this installment of The Full Throttle Podcast, Jacob Smith recaps the Daytona 500 and how much Michael McDowell’s win means for the sport. He discusses the highlights of speedweeks and previews the Daytona Road Course race. Finally, Jacob sounds off on the qualifying/practice decision made by NASCAR for this season.

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As the sun sets on one professional sport, it rises on another. Jacob Smith recaps all of the offseason changes and previews the 2021 season, while making his picks for the Busch Clash and The Great American Race!

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In this interview, US Navy Officer and NASCAR driver Jesse Iwuji joins the show and details his journey into racing and discusses some key tips on how to get involved in the sport!

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Matthew Gibson, an experienced go kart racer from Metro Detroit joins the podcast and shares his racing experiences thus far and makes his predictions for the 2020 Daytona 500 and the 2020 NASCAR season. (This interview is from 02/19/20).

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Ronnie Osmer, a Louisiana native, joins The Full Throttle Podcast to discuss his racing career. From local short tracks, to the high banks of Daytona, Ronnie shares his career highlights and what he hopes to accomplish in the near future. (This interview is from 02/11/20).

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Jacob Bell stops by The Full Throttle Podcast to discuss his career in racing street stock cars and his aspirations as a race car driver in the near future. Bell also discusses his iRacing career and how he uses it as a tool to help his performance on the track. (This interview is from 01/13/20).

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In this episode, Trevor Wester joins The Full Throttle Podcast. As the defending Bandelero National Champion, Trevor discusses his racing journey to where he is now and what he hopes to achieve in the future. (This interview is from 01/07/20).

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Michael Klein, an Northern Kentucky native joins The Full Throttle Podcast. A graduate of the University of Northwestern Ohio, Michael discusses his future racing plans and his sim racing experiences. (This interview was from 12/24/19).

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Blake Lothian was the very first guest in the history of the Full Throttle Podcast. In this interview, Blake talks about being involved in NASCARs Drive for Diversity Program, iRacing, and much more!! (This interview is from 12/17/19).